Get ready to show off your creativity, Pulaski County! 🌟 As part of the One Bag Challenge — where everyone is pitching in to help clean up our beautiful community — we’re inviting YOU to join the fun through art!
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Join us at the Fine Arts Center's Blacksburg location for a special performance on May 3rd from 2-4 pm!
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Join us on Friday, May 2 as we welcome American Roots—the incredible father/son duo Fred and Jon Benfield—to close out the 2024–25 First Friday Listening Room season!
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Are you an artist or maker looking to engage with the community, either at our Pulaski location (21 West Main St.) or Blacksburg location (860 University City Blvd, Suite 105)? Apply for consideration as a new instructor, gift shop artist, and more! We can’t wait to see what you create and how you’ll help us inspire others through the arts.
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Join us at the Fine Arts Center's Blacksburg location for a special performance on May 3rd from 2-4 pm!
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Join us this Thursday, April 10, from 5-7 pm for our opening reception for our new exhibition. We could not be more excited for this engaging show, which features work by 42 artists centered around the theme, “Polarity.” The exhibit will remain on display until May 31, 2025.
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Back by popular demand, Scuffletown with Matty Metcalfe will perform at the Fine Arts Center’s First Friday Listening Room this Friday, April 4. This high-energy trio consisting performs a unique blend of original music and acoustic roots, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and country with four acclaimed albums along the way.
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The Fine Arts Center is proud to announce that five students from the Southwest Virginia Region were honored this past week with awards at the national level for the Scholastic Art Awards. Click to learn more and see their award-winning art.
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Join us on April 12 at 10:30 AM for our next Creative Club, where young artists will explore the vibrant and dynamic work of Dorothy Gillespie.
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Looking to get creative this spring? The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley is offering a variety of hands-on art classes in Blacksburg, perfect for beginners and seasoned artists alike. From watercolor and weaving to drawing and pointillism, there’s something for everyone.
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Join us on Friday, March 7 for our Listening Room Concert featuring Kat Mills in Pulaski. Kat is a singer-songwriter, wife, mother, and activist based in the Blue Ridge Mountains and known throughout the region for her down-to-earth style and powerful voice.
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This year’s Youth Art Month exhibition features well over 100 pieces of artwork, ranging from paintings and drawings to sculptures and mixed media. These vibrant and imaginative works represent the artistic expression and skills cultivated in our local schools.
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This past Saturday, we had the honor of celebrating the incredible talent of teen artists from across Southwest Virginia at the Scholastic Art Awards Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony. We were thrilled to see such a fantastic turnout, with students, teachers, family members, and supporters coming together to recognize the achievements of these talented artists.
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Discover, create, and celebrate with us this week! On Thursday, February 20, Collage Nites return for a relaxed evening of creative expression at the Fine Arts Center in Pulaski. Then, on Friday, February 21, learn the basics of weaving in our Weaving Sampler Class in Blacksburg, followed by the Scholastic Reception and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 22 in Pulaski, celebrating outstanding young artists from across Southwest Virginia.
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The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley is excited to announce an open call for our upcoming exhibition, POLARITY. We invite dynamic works in a variety of mediums that explore the concept of “polarity” and relationships between opposing elements that shape our world.
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From weaving to candle-making to mosaic making there are a variety of experiences you may want to join. There is room for just one more couple for our Valentine’s Evening special class (with tapas!).
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Check out our full line-up of performers for Spring 2025. Our First Friday concerts run from September through May. Doors open at 5 with light refreshments and a cash bar and the music runs from 6-8 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center in Pulaski. The event is free; a $5 donation is suggested.
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There’s so much to discover at the Fine Arts Center! Our Scholastic Exhibition is now on display; award winners have been announced. This week, on January 30, we will have our first Collage Nite, a new and free workshop for our community. Also our pair of events featuring Aristotle Jones are upcoming on January 31 and February 1. And, finally don’t miss out on our February Listening Room Concert or our next session of Needle Felting in Pulaski with Cyndi Maitri!
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Are you ready to explore the art of needle-felting? Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced felter, these workshops offer a creative opportunity to craft beautiful works of art using locally sourced wool and expert guidance.
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